Ovarian cancer ranks fifth in cancer deaths among women, accounting for more deaths than any other gynecologic cancer. Only about 20% of cases are diagnosed at an early stage, when the disease is more treatable.
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Brittany Brown, the only recipient from Mobile and one of two from Alabama, was quick to credit her colleagues with the same mentality and commitment to care.
In this role, you can help meet the need for guardians for adult incapacitated persons in our community who have no family or person willing to serve in that capacity.
Aaron D. Seims, M.D., FACS, said he was drawn to surgery because of his experience growing up with a condition called pectus excavatum, a chest wall malformation. “Ultimately, I wanted to do for others what my surgeon was able to do for me,” he said.
In less than 10 minutes a day, you can work on strengthening your core, which can improve posture, balance and stability; help you do everyday activities or on-the-job tasks with greater ease; and prevent or manage lower back pain.
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The benefits of kangaroo care for newborns include a stable heart rate, improved oxygen saturation and respiratory rate, and often increased milk production for the mother, research shows.
Developed by the American Heart Association, special training kits allow students to practice on a manikin while watching skills performed correctly on video, a research-proven way to learn lifesaving CPR.
Miss Alabama 2023, Briana Burrell, provided an encouraging talk to employees, reminding them of the importance of practicing self-care on Mental Health Action Day.
Surrounded by young magnolias and other native plants, the Mapp Family Campus is home to Baldwin Family Medicine and USA Health specialty care providers, plus the Baldwin County Surgery Center.
USA Health employees can wear orange on National Gun Violence Awareness Day, which is Friday, June 7. T-shirt sales benefit trauma outreach at University Hospital.
Research by Tyler McDonald, M.D., showed that in patients ages 8 to 17 with upper extremity fractures who were presenting for initial treatment, caregivers overestimated the children’s pain. To a lesser degree, caregivers overestimated the children’s stress and underestimated physical function.
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